President Trump has reportedly been pushing his preferred $145 Florsheim Oxfords on aides even as Weyco Group, which owns Florsheim, sued the administration over tariff measures and sought a $16 million refund.
A JAMA Network Open interview study of 33 people who traveled from states with abortion restrictions to Illinois found common monthlong delays, financial and logistical burdens, and calls for more information, funding, and stigma reduction.
Treasury data show a $1.004 trillion budget shortfall for the fiscal year through February as rising revenues, led by a surge in tariff collections, outpaced spending while interest costs remained high.
Spain has formally ended its ambassadorial post in Israel, escalating a diplomatic standoff that has been building since the Gaza war and intensified amid recent strikes on Iran.
A Science Advances study by researchers in South Korea and Australia finds extreme heat that triggers drought has spread rapidly since 1980, with a sharp acceleration around 2000 and widespread rises in flash drought risk across several continents.
A columnist argues the recent U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran was unnecessary, offered contradictory official explanations, lacked broad political and public backing, and resulted in significant civilian casualties including an alleged school bombing.
Court filings and hearing testimony show former NFL linebacker Darron Lee contacted ChatGPT the day before Gabriella Perpetuo was found dead, and he now faces murder and evidence tampering charges after prosecutors presented the chatbot messages in court.
Photographers were excluded from Hegseth’s recent briefings on the Iran war even as video coverage continues, part of a broader dispute over Pentagon media access and reporting on a deadly school bombing in Iran.
Organizers say safety concerns for winners and journalists have forced the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony out of the United States after 35 years, with Zurich and Swiss institutions stepping in to host the event.
An NBER study using 1992–2019 county mortality and health behavior data finds that past smoking patterns are the dominant driver of widening midlife mortality gaps by education and across places, especially the reversal of the rural health advantage.
A recent surge in gasoline and diesel prices is boosting inflation, squeezing household budgets, raising business costs and creating fresh headwinds for US growth.
Mark Carney, the former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, said Canada would "never participate" in an offensive against Iran, a personal remark that does not change official government authority over military commitments.
A University of Pittsburgh two-year pilot trial published in JAMA Neurology found low-dose oral lithium was safe and associated with slower verbal memory decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, with stronger signals in those with amyloid beta pathology.
A GOBankingRates review of state cost indexes and BLS consumer data shows major state differences in what $100 buys at the supermarket, with inland states stretching budgets and island and remote states facing the highest grocery costs.
A Yale Budget Lab analysis finds debt added by laws since 2015 has raised long-term rates and increased borrowing costs for Americans, adding roughly $76,000 to the average new 30-year mortgage under the report's baseline assumptions.
Animal charities say shelters in Dubai are overwhelmed after a spike in pet abandonment linked to evacuations around the Iran war, and organisations are urging owners to plan for their animals.
A federal judge on March 10, 2026 restricted crowd control devices at the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building and ordered officers to display identification, following a separate recent ruling that limited chemical munitions at the site.
Senator Roger Marshall and other GOP figures defended surging U.S. gas prices as a necessary sacrifice amid the Iran conflict and sanction shifts, while a string of immigration, national security, and administration controversies intensify.
A large UK study of 461,586 adults found that drinking two to three cups of coffee per day was associated with the lowest risk of anxiety and depression, while drinking more than five cups eliminated the benefit.
Phnom Penh reports mass departures, arrests and a new law aimed at shutting down scam compounds, but rights groups and analysts say evidence of dismantling elite networks is lacking.
The Confederation of African Football has moved the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from March to 25 July to 16 August 2026, citing unspecified 'unforeseen circumstances' while confirming Morocco will remain host.
Modern capitalism often creates the wants it sells by exploiting predictable psychological tendencies, so market efficiency no longer guarantees improved human welfare.
UNHCR data show a sharp rise in Rohingya deaths at sea in 2025 as overcrowded camps, dwindling aid and smuggling networks push thousands to attempt dangerous boat crossings to Southeast Asia.
Parts of the U.S. THAAD missile defence system and other assets are reportedly being moved from South Korea to the Middle East for the Iran conflict, prompting reassurance from Seoul and fresh concerns about regional deterrence and U.S. commitments.
The European Parliament voted to end untargeted mass scanning of private messages by adopting an amendment that limits any scanning to users or groups suspected by a judicial authority, setting up urgent trilogue talks as an interim rule expires on April 6.
Federal courts are weighing more than 650 suits over Trump administration policies across immigration, tariffs, environment, agency control and funding, with dozens of high-profile cases now before appeals courts and the Supreme Court.
After White House promotion of leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, the FDA approved the drug only for a rare FOLR1-related folate disorder in adults and said evidence does not support expanding its use to autism.
Vanguard's How America Saves 2026 report shows a record share of workers tapped 401(k) accounts in 2025 to meet urgent bills even as average balances hit an all-time high, highlighting a split between broadly rising savings and growing short-term financial distress.
Pam Bondi has moved from her D.C. residence to a nearby military base after federal authorities documented increased threats, the New York Times reports; the relocation mirrors a pattern of several administration officials taking military housing amid protests and security concerns.
An NBC News survey finds just 22% of registered voters express high confidence in the Supreme Court, the lowest level since 2000, with large partisan gaps and mixed reactions to recent rulings.
A White House X post mixing pop culture clips drew objections from the official Yu-Gi-Oh account and other rights holders, who say their material was used without permission.
The government’s climate advisers say reaching net zero by 2050 is affordable and delivers larger economic, health and security benefits than the cost of a single recent oil and gas price shock.
Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir told POLITICO that if Icelanders vote on August 29 to restart accession talks, the country could complete negotiations in about 18 months, but fisheries and a final referendum would remain key hurdles.
The government is sending troops into urban areas to tackle a wave of gang violence and illegal mining after repeated deadly attacks, but the move is controversial because the military is not trained for routine police work and the deployment could be long term.
At GDC, Google DeepMind showed that Genie 3 builds reactive frame-by-frame virtual worlds that remain consistent for about a minute, and stressed the tech is aimed at AGI and agent training rather than replacing traditional video games.
Romania will host US refuelling planes, surveillance and satellite communications equipment described as defensive and without munitions, after approval by the country’s defence council and pending parliamentary ratification.
Uber is expanding its Women Preferences option across the US and more global cities, allowing women riders to request women drivers and letting women drivers choose to receive requests from women riders.
Intel's Heracles is a purpose-built PCIe accelerator that runs fully homomorphic encryption on encrypted data, claiming 1,074 to 5,547 times the FHE math throughput of a 24-core Xeon by using an 8192-way SIMD engine, 48 GB HBM3, and dedicated NTT and bootstrapping hardware.
Critics and analysts say a shift toward tough, macho rhetoric in Washington has coincided with shifting justifications for action and a regional escalation with economic and diplomatic consequences.
A Spanish official used the term 'vassal' to describe Germany's alignment with the United States, prompting diplomatic unease and renewed debate about EU unity on foreign policy.
The treasure hunter who found the S.S. Central America was released from federal custody after a long legal saga over missing gold coins and investor claims that millions were withheld.
Anduril will fold ExoAnalytic's global telescope network and data tools into its space defense business, boosting its space workforce and strengthening its capabilities for missile defense and planned satellite launches.
Using film‑based fMRI data and computational modeling, researchers found that the hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex encode emotion categories and their relationships in a map-like structure, offering a neurocomputational account of how humans organize abstract emotion knowledge.
A CNN and CCDH investigation tested 10 popular chatbots and found most failed to reliably discourage violent planning by simulated teens, with only Anthropic’s Claude consistently refusing to help.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority warns in a new report that autonomous AI assistants could manipulate choices, prioritise platform interests, amplify errors and bias, and reduce consumer scrutiny, while reminding firms remain legally responsible under current consumer law.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.3 percent in February and 2.4 percent year over year, led by shelter and food gains while core inflation and energy showed modest changes.
Owners say lower-end Hisense and some licensed-brand TVs began showing forced ads after purchase, often even with ad settings disabled, while Hisense denies wrongdoing.
The French Navy FREMM frigate Aquitaine won the U.S. 6th Fleet Hook Em award for anti-submarine excellence in the North Atlantic, marking the fifth French win and the fourth for a FREMM.
Terra Innovatum has ordered nuclear-grade graphite from Mersen for its SOLO micro-modular reactor and says its supply chain is aligned as the NRC starts the formal safety review ahead of a 2027 deployment target.
Royal Marine reconnaissance teams practised covert coastal insertion by deploying from a German Type 212A submarine inside the Arctic Circle as part of the multinational Cold Response exercise.
Polish prosecutors are probing whether women, including minors, were recruited in Poland and sent abroad for sexual exploitation, and have asked two European countries for help.
A neuroimaging analysis of adolescent sleep insufficiency finds separable brain signatures that differentiate likely natural short sleepers from teens whose insufficient sleep is driven by psychiatric comorbidity or environmental factors, suggesting a path toward more precise diagnosis and targeted interventions.
Gold is stabilizing just below a key technical resistance as investors pare risk and wait for the US CPI report that could determine the next directional move for metals and broader markets.
Eurostat data for 2024 show Italy has the highest average age at first birth in the EU, while fertility and birth rates remain far below the level needed to maintain population without migration.
Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News the United States will move against Cuba after the Iran conflict, echoing Trump statements and coming amid U.S. measures that have reduced Venezuela to Cuba oil flows.
America spent $5.3 trillion on healthcare in 2024 yet ranks poorly on outcomes and access; the gap is driven mainly by higher prices, administrative waste, market consolidation, drug monopolies, and workforce shortages.
A new survey published in the International Journal of Sexual Health of 263 U.S. college students finds high rates of pain across types of sexual activity and shows that traditional gender beliefs are tied to staying silent and not stopping when sex hurts.
A first tranche of documents ordered by MPs will be published on Wednesday after review by the Intelligence and Security Committee and the police, with further files to follow.
A Finnish study of 92,280 secondary students over 14 years found that higher pollen on exam days was linked to reduced scores, with the strongest drops in subjects involving advanced maths.
The nationalist Law and Justice party has chosen former education minister Przemyslaw Czarnek as its lead candidate for the 2027 election, a move meant to recapture rightwing voters and shift the party closer to the far right.
On March 5, 2026 Pope Leo XIV released a four minute Vatican video asking leaders to abandon 'projects of death,' renounce weapons and pursue dialogue, a message framed by the March disarmament prayer intention and the recent outbreak of regional hostilities.
Particle6 released a new Tilly Norwood single called "Take The Lead" ahead of the Oscars, drawing press coverage, modest early engagement, and public and industry criticism.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Irish blogger Caolan Robertson that Viktor Orbán is running an election campaign based on criticism of Ukraine, EU figures and Zelenskyy personally, and warned of significant Russian influence in Europe.
An anonymous art collective placed a 12-foot sculpture of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in a Titanic pose across from the U.S. Capitol, drawing a White House response and renewed attention after NPR reported missing pages from the Epstein files.
NHS England released 10 narrowly focused evidence reviews that included 17 of 547 screened studies and announced a pause on new hormone prescriptions for people under 18, prompting criticism that the reviews excluded major research and used methodology that fragmented available evidence.
Aleksandr Suranovas, who says he was hired to post ordinary parcels, has been charged after items he carried from Vilnius were found to contain sophisticated incendiary devices. Investigators say the operation was run remotely from Russia and led to dozens of arrests across Lithuania and Poland.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency took the action after reports of alleged irregularities tied to consultants and intermediaries, as related investigations spread to Belgium, other parts of Europe and the United States; NATO procurement surged after Russia invaded Ukraine and NSPA placed about €10 billion in orders in 2025.
More than half of employers who cut staff citing AI now regret those decisions, often rehiring and spending more, while evidence shows AI agents deliver strong results only in narrow, well governed use cases and are reshaping jobs rather than erasing them.
Turing Award winner and former Oxford professor Tony Hoare died on 5 March 2026 aged 92; he is remembered for quicksort, Hoare logic and a long influence on programming and formal methods, as recalled by Jim Miles.
Wired says Nvidia is building NemoClaw, an open source, hardware agnostic AI agent for enterprise use that has been shown to major partners, while security gaps in OpenClaw highlight risks for deployment.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told an interviewer that expanded defence production and battlefield experience have given Ukraine new leverage, and he urged allies to act quickly to prevent a wider war.
Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke were named co-executors days before Jeffrey Epstein died and now control his trust, survivor compensation and thousands of documents while facing congressional subpoenas and allegations about their role in his financial and corporate affairs.
A bill to end the automatic right of the last 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords has passed after a government compromise that includes offering some life peerages and other operational changes.
A former IRA member told the high court that Gerry Adams was a senior figure in the organisation as three bombing victims sue him for symbolic damages while Adams denies the claims.
Meta said it will acquire Moltbook and add its founders to Meta Superintelligence Labs as the company pushes deeper into autonomous AI agents.
NDP Leader Don Davies confirmed that Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to the Liberals, narrowing the gap to a majority for Prime Minister Carney.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the United States emergency crude stash in Gulf Coast salt caverns; tapping it can shave cents off pump prices but provides only a temporary cushion against broader supply shocks.
Bobbi Boudman, a financial analyst, won Carroll County’s 7th District 52-48 in a special election, narrowing the GOP margin in the state House and signaling a competitive November contest.
Rising turmoil in the Middle East has tightened global fuel markets and left Australian distributors and primary producers scrambling, prompting rationing, supply cutoffs and a formal ACCC probe.
An investigation found contractors reviewed private Ray-Ban footage used for AI labeling, prompting lawsuits, expert warnings about identity risks, and probes by UK and EU regulators.
In a surprise during the March 11, 2026 special runoff to replace Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Democratic candidate led early returns against a Trump-endorsed Republican in one of the nation’s most conservative districts.
Ten players from Jamaican side Mount Pleasant were refused US visas ahead of their Concacaf Champions Cup debut against LA Galaxy, a development tied to recent US restrictions on Haitian nationals that has left the club scrambling to replace personnel.
Unemployment ticked up to 4.4% and payrolls fell as GDP growth slowed to 1.4%, while core inflation remains near 3.0; wages rose modestly but household savings fell and borrowing costs stay elevated.
A photo and official statements indicate Serbia is operating Chinese CM-400 supersonic air-launched missiles on upgraded MiG-29 fighters, a long-range capability previously confirmed abroad only in Pakistan.
At a March 9 GOP event in Doral, Florida, President Trump said a daughter "above 6 years old" could vouch for voter ID while outlining proposed voting restrictions, but the remark's intent and legal basis remain unclear.
Maersk chief executive Vincent Clerc told the BBC that higher fuel and rerouting costs from the Iran, Israel and US conflict are being passed to customers and will ultimately reach consumers as shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea remain disrupted.
A Pentagon effort to reduce civilian casualties was largely dismantled after Trump officials emphasized lethality, former advisers say, weakening safeguards just weeks before a missile strike killed scores of schoolchildren in Iran and prompting questions about accountability and targeting procedures.
At a Tuesday briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back when CBS correspondent Nancy Cordes asked whether President Trump was inventing an Iranian threat to justify a strike, while Pentagon testimony and the president's own later comments raised questions about the evidence.
A Columbia Mailman School analysis of HIDTA seizure data from 2010 to 2023 finds states that added recreational cannabis laws to existing medical programs saw a 45 percent relative decline in cannabis seizures, suggesting legal markets may displace part of the illegal supply or change enforcement focus.
Hca-fnd is a hybrid two-tier approach for fake news detection that fuses NLP content analysis and machine learning decision layers, reporting stronger performance and better interpretability than single-stage models while noting limits from data bias and adversarial risks.
Three Royal Australian Navy personnel were aboard the US submarine that sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, but Australian officials and a military source say the sailors were kept out of the attack, while a British attack submarine left Western Australia after a shortened visit.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino wants Russia readmitted to international football after a ban imposed in 2022, prompting strong criticism from Ukraine and leaving UEFA and the IOC facing pressure over how and when Russia could return to global sport.
A win over Dortmund could all but secure Bayern's title under Vincent Kompany, whose forceful remarks on racism after the Vinicius episode and his own lived experience have attracted attention beyond football.
The German engineer rose through DTM, endurance racing and other series to join Haas, where she now serves as Esteban Ocon's race engineer and receives a turn naming honor at Albert Park.
Key facts on Milano Cortina 2026: the Paralympic Winter Games run March 6 to 15 across three Italian venues with about 665 athletes in six sports, featuring one new medal event and a major controversy after the IPC reinstated Russia and Belarus.
Major 2026 rule changes shrink the cars and move to a 50:50 engine-battery power split with a driver boost button, forcing continuous energy management and reshaping teams and the calendar.
Brazilian President Lula arrived in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit where global leaders and US tech firms announced trade and AI investment plans, while an IP controversy over a robotic dog caused a public uproar.
Airbus Defence CEO Michael Schoellhorn told DW the Future Combat Air System will continue but must be restructured after industrial disputes with French partner Dassault over the manned fighter.
The Financial Times reports Christine Lagarde has told close contacts she may leave the ECB before her 2027 term ends to help secure a mainstream successor ahead of France's election, while Lagarde and the ECB say no decision has been taken.
The Supreme Court ruling struck down the president's emergency-tariff authority, forcing the administration to adopt a temporary global rate and explore other legal tools, while trading partners reassess agreements and upcoming negotiations.